I am just compiling some KDE archives (load av. 2, a lot of memory usage)
and looking around a little bit:
(My Kernel is 2.1.110-SMP, parport + IEEE1284 readback, printer is attached,
but off since boot):
python:/proc/parport/0>cat autoprobe # just try often, after 10-20 times
void moveBottomLeft( const QPoint &p );
void moveCenter( const QPoint &p );
void moveBy( int dx, int dy );
void setRect( int x, int y, int w, int h );
void setCoords( int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2 );
[..more KDE code ...]
Sometimes it is some other C++-code from KDE, assembler, preprocessor stuff
or just some binary characters. I think this is a peek into unused or user
memory and this should not happen ;-). Please have a look at it.
If you use 'strace', this problem should be a lot more obvious. If there is
no printer attachted the first read should return 0(?) because the autoprobe
file is empty? Yes, this is a question, but IMHO it makes sense, that the
autoprobe file is empty, if there is no printer attachted.
Thanks
Carsten
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